Thank you to everyone who participated in our holiday fundraisers by purchasing candy and tea to benefit the kitties. We appreciate it that many people also encouraged friends to take part. We made approximately $1,400 which goes directly to vet care and food for the rescued cats still awaiting foster or adoptive homes.

GIFT IDEAS

There is still time to buy desk and wall calendars. Please email catadopt@shaw.ca for more info..

The best gift of all is to make a donation to the rescue in the name of a friend or family member. This is especially nice for a cat lover who will appreciate this more than a material gift. We will send a sheet with the photo of a cat being helped and a description of the cat’s situation. See our Donations section for ways to donate. Please email us at catadopt@shaw.ca so we can get exact info for your gift notice and your tax receipt.

All cats on this
website require
INDOOR - ONLY adult homes

We focus our resources on rescuing and rehoming mature cats.
Thank you for understanding.

THRIFTY's SMILE CARDS

The Thrifty's Smile Card Program for this year is active! Please use your current Smile Cards or get a new one by emailing us at catadopt@shaw.ca and we’ll send you one.

At Customer Service in Thrifty’s or at the register (before they begin ringing up your groceries) you load your Smile card by Visa or cash. Then use it for your groceries and Thrifty’s will donate 5% to us from what you spend. You pay no extra.

In 2013 we received $2000 from the program which was a big help with food and vet care. Thank you very much for helping us in this meaningful way.

February 2015 update:Softie’s adoption is going very well! He is becoming good friends with his new “dad” and his roommate “Girl Cat”!

Sorensen Books is sponsoring Softie! We feel it is an honour that this very respected and lovely bookstore is helping our sweet Softie while he has his long wait for a home. We also hope for a miracle that someone shopping in the store may see his story and be able to provide a perfect home for him. Please visit this bookstore and make a donation of any size. (Donations of $10 or more will generate a tax receipt for you, but any amount is appreciated.)

Softie is a wonderful kitty who was being fed behind a grocery store by a kind person. He was living under a hedge and fending for himself for a long time. Finally he trusted the woman enough to allow her to capture him and he went to the vet for neutering and blood tests. Unfortunately, his time outside included contracting FIV so he is now “positive”. We tested him twice to be sure, even getting the more expensive test with fewer false positives but, alas, poor Softie still tested positive. However, he is a very sturdy and healthy cat! His FIV status means he needs an entirely indoors home but it does not mean a short life. It is best if he is an only cat or with another FIV cat BUT new research shows that if a cat is not fighting they will probably not transmit the virus. Softie is a very affectionate and playful adult and desperately needs a home. However, it may take awhile to find the right caring person. In the meantime Cathy Sorensen has taken on the project of having her bookstore sponsor Softie! Donations made at Sorensen Books are collected by our charity the first of every month and used for Softie’s food and supplies.

Elements Compounding Pharmacy
at 3540 Blanshard St. in Victoria (near Pacific Cat Clinic & Save-On Foods) is
very supportive of our rescue efforts. They have our catnip mice for sale and
also have a coin donation box for us. They can also accept larger donations
for us and for those of $10 or more we will send a tax receipt. The pharmacy
staff is very friendly and helpful, so please stop by. Also, bring your
prescriptions for yourself and your pets!!

GIFT IDEAS THAT HELP SAVE LIVES:

A great gift for kitties is our wonderful hand-crocheted CATNIP MICE TOYS. You can find a large assortment on the counter at Pets West in Broadmead, Elements Compounding Pharmacy in Victoria, and also Elk Lake Veterinary Hospital, Shelbourne Pet Clinic, Countryside Pet Hospital, and Brentwood Bay Veterinary Hospital.

$30 will feed a cat
for a whole month.
$50 will provide a physical examination for a cat with medical problems.

Please email us at
catadopt@shaw.ca or call us at
778-426-2426 for further information on how to get gift donation certificates
for all the cat lovers on your holiday gift list!

Get a THRIFTY’S
SMILE CARD mailed to you from us at no cost and “load it” with a credit at
any Thrifty’s and give the gift of groceries. For all purchases with Smile
Cards with our number, Thrifty’s will donate 5% of that amount to us for our
Senior Foster Program. Call us at 778-426-2426 or email
catadopt@shaw.ca for more information.

And, of course, a
GIFT DONATION for the kitties by mailing a cheque or using Pay Pal or
CanadaHelps.org is very much appreciated! All donations go directly to food,
supplies and vet care for rescued cats.

Thank you for
visiting our website! We have many kitties who need quiet indoor-only foster
homes. If you wish to consider this or adopting, please call us as there are
more cats than on the website. Please also click on our Facebook button on
the right where you will see over 1,000 photos and videos of our cats and stories about them.

Dedicated volunteers (not paid
employees) run Helping Homeless Cats rescue and cats are kept in foster homes
until adoption. For food, supplies and vet care, we depend on your donations
made by mailing a cheque or using our
Pay Pal donation page or
CanadaHelps.org donation page.
To receive a tax receipt for a cheque or Pay Pal donation, please email us your
name and address or fill out and return a donation form found in
Forms & Agreements. CanadaHelps.org provides a tax
receipt.

Helping Homeless
Cats of Greater Victoria Society was
formed in 2009 for the purpose of rescuing abandoned domestic cats and helping
feral cats. Our goal is to find good foster and permanent homes for cats we
have rescued so we can help more cats in the future. When possible, we maintain
long-term foster homes for seniors, low income families, and those on
disability. We rely heavily on donations from supporters in order to help cats
in desperate need of food, shelter, and medical care. Donations also allow us
to maintain our foster homes which greatly benefit not only the cats but also
the people who love them.

All cats in our care
have received: spay/neuter, shots, flea treatment, deworming, veterinary exam,
and FIV testing if deemed necessary. Medical treatment is provided when
needed. We greatly appreciate donations for medical care, such as when a senior
cat needs life-saving dental work. Before adoption, potential adopters are
welcome to have blood tests done at their own expense to more completely assess
the cat’s health status.

Our
domestic cats are available for adoption and fostering to INDOOR-only
non-smoking homes. We have cats of all ages, including one-year-old cats to
middle-age. We love the seniors and have several sweet cats around 8 or 10. We
also have older affectionate seniors and many lovely shy young cats who are
available for sponsoring and visiting as they need help gaining trust of
humans. We seek sponsors to donate monthly to their ongoing care since they
have a longer road to adoption.

We maintain a foster program where cats live in loving homes while awaiting permanent adoption. We also have a special Long-Term Senior Foster Program, particularly for older seniors, where the cat is not up for adoption until such time as there is a change in circumstances with the senior, the cat or the rescue that makes it best for us to bring the cat back to the rescue.

All
our cats are adopted to INDOORS non-smoking homes only.See the links under “adoption” in the About Us section which explain
in great detail why indoors homes are best.

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Homeless Cats of Greater Victoria
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